Shoemaker&#39;s jack



sHoEMA'KERs JACK.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 1920.

1,414,055. l Patented Apr.-25, v1922.

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G. O. TERRY.

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APPITICATION FILED APR. 24| |920.

1,414,055, l Patented Apr.25,192z

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VTo all whom t may concern.'- f

Y Be it known that GEORGE O. TERRY, citizen of` the United States,residing-at Minneapolis, in the count-y ot Hennepin and Statefot'Minnesota,have invented certain new fand .useful Improvements inShoemakers Jacks; andV I do hereby declarethe following to be a full,clear, and? exact de'- scription of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled inthe -arttowhich it appertains to make Iand use thesame. Y

v My present inventionv has for its objec to provide a highlyecientshoemakers jack toruse in holding shoes while heels, and trimming. i Y

To the above end, the invention consists of the novel devicesandcombinations of' devicesyhereinater described and defined in theclaims.v y

In the accompanying drawings, 'which' illust-'rate the invention, likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the severalfviews.

Referring to the drawings Fig. 1 is a view in sideielevation with someparts broken away and sectioned, and also illustrating, by means ofbroken lines, a shoe i; l held ou the last of the jack;v

' Fig.y r2 is a horizontal sect-iontaken ont-he line 2 2 of Figl; f i. F1g. 3 1s a `detail' view infsection takenr on in a different posit-ion;and

Fig. 6 is a view partly in elevation andA partly in vertical sectiontaken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1.

The improved jack Vincludes a tubular standard made up of a lowersection 7 and an upper section 8, the former of which is rigidly securedto a floor or other support" by lag screws 9. Theabutting ends of thestandard sections 7 and 8 are contracted to afford bearings 10 and 11,respectively, and

l which bearings have at'their `opp'ositeextremities annular shoulders12 and 13, spectively. l Y

The standard sections .7 'and 8 are conynected by a laterally offsethinge 14 arranged to open on the horizontal pivot of a fric- Y tionjoint. This hinge 14 is connectedto the klower standard section 7 forhorizontal swinging movement and said upper standard V.nailing soles,

specieatic'nof rette'rsrareiit. f Pat-@Hwa Apr. 25, 1922 i p applicati@filed Aprilia,ieee.;v serial"Nqfsveesr Y sectie-11B is lmounted, thereinwithv freedom;-

to be turned on itslongitudinalaxis.Vv Said l`hinge'14 comprises upperand lower over.-

lapped members yl5 and 1,6, respectively, and a horizontal nut-equippedpivot bolt '17, vwhich extends through aligned bores in said members.` Acoil-spring 18,v encircling the bolt 1 7, 'is'fcompressed between thelower 'hinge ,member 16 anda washer 19 Onsaid--v boltv at thenut-equipped.endthereof,andA

frictionally draws the members ot the. hinge V14 together. Formed'withthe hinge'mem'-,

bers 15 and 16 are transversely dividedjhubs 2O and 21, respectively,andL which hubsare turnabl'y.mounted on the bearings 11` and 10,respectively.r These hubs 2O and 21 have lofset ears 22, which extendvsubstantially i parallel v,to the members 15 andl of thel hinge 14 andare laterally-'spaced therefrom. v

Thumb-nut-equippedl draw-lblts 23 extend through aligned bores in theears 22 and .hinge/members 15 and 16 and are provided to frictionally.clamp t-he'hubs 20 and 21 on ythe bearings 11 .and 10, respectively,and' thereby" lock the hinge'144 against turning movement on thelowerstandard section 7 'f and the upper standard section 8 against turning'movement on the hinge 14.. Y

flast 2411s removably and `reversibly mounted on, the upper end off'theupper standard section 8 by `forming on said sec-v tionl atenon25arrangedfto lit. within amortiseiy26 in 'saidlast For holding a shoefirmly on thelast 24, Iprovide a buckleequipped strap 27 adapted to lbeextended over the'shoe-close to the heel thereof. The sections of thestrap 2 7 are secured byrivetsl to the intermediate portions of a pairoff) vconverging prongs on a bifurcated lever 28, w

which loosely embrace the upper standard section 8. The prongs loit thelever 28 are pivoted at 29 to a radially projecting lug; 3() ,i

integrally formed with said standard seci tion 8, and which pivot 29lateral movement of said lever.

To hold the lever 28 with the strap 27 tightly drawn downward over theshoe Z, there is secured to one of the prongs of said leverra lock dog31 arranged toro0- operati'on with a plurality of ratchet teeth32-seoured to a vertical web 33 integrally formed Vwith the standardsection 8 diametrically opposite the lug 30. The ratchetv teeth 32 arearranged tofper'mit the dog 31` to slide thereover underv a downwardmovepermits a limited i .i

es" f i ment ot the lever 28 to tighten the strap 2T and lock the sameagainst upward movement to release said strap. j

A spring-pressed plunger 34 is mounted in one of the prongs ot' thelever 28 and yieldingly engages the opposite side of the web 33 from theratchet teeth 82 to yieldingly hold the lever 28 in a position with theloclr dog v3l in engagementV with the ratchet teeth 32. lf the movementof the lever 28 in drawing the strap 27 over the shoe Z is too great forthe number of ratchet teeth 32, saidjstrap may be shortened by means ofthe buckle interposed therein. The yielding engagement/ot the lock dog31 with the ratchet teeth 32 will automatically hold theclever V28 atthe limit of' its downward movement,`and to release said lever, it isonry'necessary to move the samev laterally against the action ot thespring-pressed plunger84`to disengage the lock dog 31 from the ratchetteeth 32 and permit said'lever Ato be raised.

Y bifurcating the lever 28 so as to embrace 'the upper standard section8 andat taching the ends of the strap 27 to the prongs of said lever, itis possible to secure a direct downward pull on said strap over theshoe, which is desirable in securing said shoe firmly on Ythe last.

By loosening 'the lower draw-bolt 23, the hinge 14 may be turned von thebearing 10 and set in any desired position, or by loosening the Vupperdraw-bolt 23, the upper standard section 8 may be turned lon its longitudinal axis to position the last 24 to suit the operator- Thespring18, acting on the hinge bolt 17 and the lower hinge mem ber 16,trietionally clamps the upper hinge memberl on said lower hinge member16 with a force sufticient to yieldingly hold the upper standard sectionin an upright position Aor in variousiditferent oblique positions inrespect tothe vertical. By the use of the friction joint in the hinge14, an operator may very quickly and easily set the upper standard,section 8 in any desired position and'then turn said upper standardsection on its longitudinal axis while working on a shoe, for instance,in trimming the rough outline of a sole to va Welt. By adjusting a nuton the hinge bolt 17, ried, at will.

That l claim is:

1. A shoemalers jack having in com-v bination a lower standardcomprising a bottom attaching flange and a post upstanding therefromhaving a shouldered journal at its top, an upper'standard adapted toSupport a last and having a shouldered journal at its lower end, and aconnection for said standards comprising superimposed split clampingsleeves, the upper one receiving the journal of the upper standard andsupporting said standard and the lower one fitting over the journal ofthe lower standard and supported thereby, said sleeves having laterallyextending arms connected by a hinge friction' joint, the diameters ofsaid sleeves and the adjacent ends of the standards being substantiallythe same.

2. ln a shoemalrers jack, the combination with a standard having a last,of a bifurcated lever embracing the standard and pivc oted thereto withfreedom for a limited latesoneri oRvILL TERRY.

the rtension ot the spring 18 may be vaj

